On September 15, 2024, 25-year-old Detroit resident Jalen Welch was shot near Shed 6 at Eastern Market during a Lions tailgate after a physical scuffle among several men. Welch was not involved in the original fight but became engaged in a verbal argument with a group of about five men. That man, also a lawful CPL holder, drew his weapon and fired one shot that struck Welch in the head.

Welch was taken to a hospital and died the following day, September 16, 2024. The same bullet also fatally struck 40-year-old bystander Rayshawn Palmer, who had been attempting to act as a peacemaker and was pronounced dead at the scene. The shooter stayed at the scene and was taken into custody; the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office later concluded the shooting was lawful self-defense under Michigan’s deadly-force statute and announced no charges.

Does anyone who was at Eastern Market that afternoon have additional information about how the confrontation began or the people involved?